Meet the 2013 Giller Prize longlist

In his starred review of this short-story collection, Alex Good refers to Coady as a sharp, insightful writer with a tight, jarring style that makes use of fast narrative cuts.<br />
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<i>Q&Q</i> reviewer Stephen Knight writes, Winter captures the nuances of rural Newfoundland life, with its help-thy-neighbour spirit, along with the fragility of life in a place where humans are always battling nature.<br />
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The Giller jury, comprising Margaret Atwood, Esi Edugyan, and Jonathan Lethem, praised all 13 longlisted books for their formal rigour, the ferocity of their vision, and their willingness to tell unknown stories in remarkably familiar ways. These thirteen books remind us, once again, of that particular beauty only the written word can realize. This is writing at its finest.<br />
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Dory Cerny observes that Messud's protagonist, Nora, has a strong voice, which carries the novel and is marked by a frankness of tone and realistic emotion.<br />
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The Giller jury, comprising Margaret Atwood, Esi Edugyan, and Jonathan Lethem, praised all 13 longlisted books for their formal rigour, the ferocity of their vision, and their willingness to tell unknown stories in remarkably familiar ways. These thirteen books remind us, once again, of that particular beauty only the written word can realize. This is writing at its finest.<br />
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In her feature review, Dory Cerny commends Grady for his way with words: The rhythm of the characters' speech and inner monologues deftly evoke the story's time and place, and the voices are distinct. <br />
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In his feature review, James Grainger writes, Craig Davidson's superb storytelling skills, extreme plotlines, and unabashedly masculine take on human conflict have distinguished him from many of his literary contemporaries.<br />
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Reviewer Emily Donaldson writes, <i>Going Home Again</i> consistently hits the sweet spot between understatement and intense readability, making its lo-fi refusal to show off feel like a kind of flair. <br />
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